Grain freight cuts spark budget and rail debate
The Iowa railroads cut freight rates by three cents per bushel on wheat, corn, and oats, sparking currency talk and plans to ease General Grant’s finances. Prohibition delegates prepare for a state convention in Des Moines with detailed representation rules and travel arrangements. Local notes mention visits, school reopenings, and well wishes for the new year.
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Iowa
Foster’s Opera House
Des Moines
Friends of Prohibition
Friends
Young Men’s Christian Association
Temperance Tee
Iowa Sunday School Association
A. E. McMurray
Sec
T. A
Des Moine
Alliance
5Th and
Walnut Streets
Davises Host Warm Social Despite Bitter Cold
A Thursday evening gathering at the Davis home drew a large mix of old and young folks despite biting temperatures. The write up notes hospitality and a festive, generous mood inside the mansion.
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J. E. Davis
Mrs. Davis
Athlophoros Promised Relief for Rheumatism
Mrs E C Mulligan of Spartansburg South Carolina reports Athlophoros relieved her rheumatism at once. A colored man who used it recovered from a severe attack in days. Another bedbound patient was raised up in two days after taking the medicine.
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Joan F. Grasps
Elwell
Maxwell
E. C. Mulligan
Spartansburg
Jury Lists For District Court Term In Nevada
The district court will convene in Nevada on the 26th. Grand jurors include H C Huntington Sylvester Scott Washington Jesse Barker Lewis Pearson Union A O Hall John Rich Milford Oley Nelson Palestine and others. Petit jurors include Wm Burwell C W Wood Wm Finley A L Purkhiser Nevada J F Allen Sam Whittaker D F Shope Milford and more.
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H. C. Huntington
Sylvester Scott
Washington
Jesse Barker
Lewis Pearson
Union
A. O. Hall
John Rich
Milford
Oley Nelson
Palestine
W. Dakin
Lincoln
W. R. Doolittle
la Fayette
James Croker
Henry Trites
New Albany
E. F. Farrington
E. A. Wood
Richland
Kidney complaints cited as greater killer than battles
A writer from Nicaragua notes lengthy liver trouble cured by Mishler's Herb Bitters after a New York visit. The piece contrasts kidney disease deaths with war losses, claiming kidneys claim more lives annually and vouching for bitters as a remedy.
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George Lez
Nicaraagua
New York
Mishler
Webber Wagons Boosted by Bingham & Co Sale
Bingham & Co announce Webber Wagons claiming clear superiority over all rivals. A public installation is scheduled for Friday this week. The G A R will hold a supper on the 8th inst. Dealers in wagon goods and related items are invited.
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Bingham & Co
Webber
New Discovery Cited as Speeds Cough Cure by Local Editor
Theron IT Keator of the Ft Wayne Gazette praises Dr King’s New Discovery for severe and mild coughs over five years. He reports it cured every cough and endorses it as a reliable remedy. Free trial bottle at Henry Westerman’s Drug Store with large size priced at one dollar.
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Theron IT. Keator
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Gazette
Dr. King
Henry Westerman
Real Estate Transfers Week Ended December 31 1884
Transfers filed by H L Carrell Abstract show GS Burt to W W Cer parcels in section 33 township 82 range 21 for 250 dollars. United States to Lewis Snider patent for chf se and sn se in section 25 85 22. T C McCall to Adie B Hale lot 2 block 6 Wood's addition Nevada for 84 dollars. H M Funson to Francis R Pryor lot 9 and pt lot 8 block 18 Nevada for 2000 dollars. Baldwell Maxwell to John G Bennetham lot 2 block 8 Iowa Center for 1 dollar. HH Shoop to Daniel R Wenrich lots 5 and 8 block 5 Iowa Center for 70 dollars. Henry Trefz to Anna D Trefz lot 9 block 9 Maxwell for 800 dollars. Sheriff Story County to Hawkeye Insurance Company eight lots 1 4 block 4 and lot 6 block 2 Fair's add Cole deed for 108 dollars. Sheriff Story County to Elizabeth Thompson lots 8 9 and pt lot 5 block 3 Mills add Nevada for 447 dollars.
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H. L. Carrell
Abstract and Loan Agency
Nevada
Iowa
GS Burt
United States
Lewis Snider
T C McCall
Adie B Hale
Wood
H M Funson
Francis R Pryor
Baldwell & Maxwell
John G Bennetham
Iowa Center
HH Shoop
Daniel R Wenrich
Kenry Trefz
Anna D Trefz
Maxwell
Sheriff Story Co
Hawkeye Ins Co
Fair
Elizabeth Thompson
How a Tonic Restores Weary Health Versus Expensive Whisky
The piece argues the mainspring of health fails when organs like stomach liver or kidney malfunction and many stay able but not well. It promotes Parker's Tonic as a cure improving health and energy, suggesting its cost is about 45 cents per gallon to produce the best whisky and inviting readers to compare profits on a cheap two-fingers drink.
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Brown Chemical CO
Baltimore
Try It Yourself Free Cough Nung Syrup Offer
J H Pickett Co offers a free sample of a cough remedy for those with coughs cold consumption or any lung ailment. The advertisement promises relief and invites readers to try the product.
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Colorado
New Mexico
J. H. Pickett & Co
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